#11 Stop the Bleed: How to Fix Meetings that Suck!

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Summary:

“This meeting was a waste of my time and energy,” said every employee ever about most meetings ever. The truth is most of your meetings suck. They suck away our time. They suck our energy. They suck our morale. They suck our productivity, and they suck our results and profits. Yes…Your bad meetings are sucking the life out of your employees and your company.

Hosting an effective meeting isn’t rocket science…honestly it just takes an ounce of intentionality in focusing on what is most essential.

There’s generally three areas you need to think through in planning a meeting

Purpose & Outcome
Organization
Efficiency

Application:

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WHY - Why do you need to call a meeting in the first place? The 3+ WHYs behind calling a meeting:

Team building
Aligning day to day work with the company mission or team goals
Professional growth
And the trifecta of meetings might have all three involved.

WHO - Who needs to be present in order for your WHY to be fulfilled?

WHAT - What exactly needs to be shared, discussed, decided on?

HOW - What format will you use to make your meeting efficient?

WHEN - When and how long does your meeting need to be? (It will fill whatever space it is scheduled.)

WHERE - Should the meeting be in person or virtual?

References:

Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.
Hyatt, Michael. Twitter quote. May 21, 2021. https://twitter.com/michaelhyatt/status/1395787165234352130
Hyatt, Michael. No Fail Meetings and Full Focus Resources